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News releases
2024 Releases
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2022 Releases
2021 Releases
- Dye & Durham partners with LAWPRO to add TitlePLUS to Unity
- LAWPRO reengineers its TitlePLUS title insurance platform creating a new experience for legal professionals
2020 Releases
2019 Releases
2018 Releases
- 2019 Insurance Program (Sept 27, 2018)
Few changes needed to the coverage offered by the LAWPRO policy - Leadership change at LAWPRO (Mar. 20, 2018)
Daniel E. Pinnington appointed LAWPRO President & CEO.
2017 Releases
- LAWPRO receives “A” rating from A.M. Best Co. (Nov. 22, 2017)
A.M. Best Co. awarded Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company a financial strength rating of “A” and an issuer credit rating of “a” for the seventeenth consecutive time. - 2018 Insurance Program (Sept. 28, 2017)
Convocation of the Law Society approves LAWPRO’s 2018 insurance program for the Ontario Bar. Data analysis leads to refinements in risk-rating.
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2016 Releases
- 2017 Insurance Program (Sept. 22, 2016)
Convocation of the Law Society approves LAWPRO’s 2017 insurance program for the Ontario Bar. Base premium decreased to $2,950 plus strategies to promote access to justice. - LAWPRO receives “A” rating from A.M. Best Co. (Aug. 16, 2016)
A.M. Best Co. awarded Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company a financial strength rating of “A” and an issuer credit rating of “a” for the 16th consecutive time. - Kathleen A. Waters to receive OBA Award of Excellence in Real Estate (May 24, 2016)
On June 22nd, the Ontario Bar Association will present LAWPRO President and CEO Kathleen A. Waters with the Award of Excellence in Real Estate.
2015 Releases
- Resources help teach legal and financial literacy to Ontario teens (Nov. 3, 2015)
LAWPRO and OJEN pioneer real estate in the classroom. - 2016 Insurance Program (Sep. 25, 2015)
LAWPRO is pleased to announce that Convocation of the Law Society approved its 2016 insurance program for the Ontario Bar.
For more details of the 2016 insurance program, see our Report to Convocation. - LAWPRO receives “A” rating from A.M. Best Co. (Apr. 24, 2015)
A.M. Best Co. has awarded LAWPRO a financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a” for the 15th consecutive time. In addition, A.M. Best Co. gave LAWPRO a “stable” outlook for the fourth year in a row. - LAWPRO celebrates 20 years operating E & O insurance program (Jan. 8, 2015)
January 1, 1995 was the first official day LAWPRO began operating the E&O program.
2014 Releases
- LAWPRO base premium stable for fifth consecutive year (Sept. 24, 2014)
Strong financial results and a moderating claims count have allowed LAWPRO to hold the base premium for the mandatory insurance program at $3,350 for the fifth consecutive year. 2015 marks 20 years of LAWPRO operating primary insurance program.
For more details of the 2015 insurance program, see our Report to Convocation. - LAWPRO receives “A” rating from A.M. Best Co. (June 2, 2014)
A.M. Best Co. has awarded Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company (LAWPRO) a financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a” for the fourteenth consecutive time. In addition, A.M. Best Co. gave LAWPRO a “stable” outlook for the third year in a row.